Suspension Geeks: Strut mount question

[haygood at myway.com (Brian Haygood)]

If you are looking for books, I recommend Don Alexander's Performance Handling Handbook.  Great starting place that will get you up to speed quickly.



Brian









 --- On Fri 02/24, Don Walter < dswalterwi@gmail.com > wrote:

From: Don Walter [mailto: dswalterwi@gmail.com]

To: ggehrke@gmail.com

     Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org

Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 08:11:29 -0600

Subject: Re: Suspension Geeks: Strut mount question



My guess is that Mike made that comment becuase the Bonraths have more<br>durable poly inserts (just like the older A1') instead of the rubber which<br>will make for a stiffer feel, better handling.<br><br>On 2/23/06, GGehrke <ggehrke@gmail.com> wrote:<br>><br>> On 2/23/06, Don Walter <dswalterwi@gmail.com> wrote:<br>> > I have H&R coilovers with the Bonrath Strut Caps.  The coilovers still<br>> use<br>> > the upper strut cap.  The boraths lower the car without losing the<br>> amount of<br>> > travel.<br>> ><br>> > My son's car has H&R Coilovers with the stock strut mounts.  They tend<br>> to<br>> > wear quite fast.<br>><br>> Interesting.  That's what Brian McGarvey told me too, but when I<br>> talked to Potter about it he talked me out of the Bonrath caps - said<br>> unless I was thrashing the car on the track they were unnecessary.<br>><br>><br>> Anyways, I have a lot going on for the next day or two but I'm<br>> thinking I'm going to go out this weekend and try to find 
some books<br>> on suspension tuning.  I'll learn, poke around in my current sciroccos<br>> (after all I do have what basically ammounts to a<br>> parts/experimentation car), probably install the H&R Kit as is when it<br>> arrives, and maybe down the road keep modifying it.  Before I throw<br>> away the old strut mounts, though, I'll probably try cutting them up<br>> to see if it's feasible.  I might try to get the machine shop here at<br>> school to cut me some plates out of scrap, too.<br>> If I try anything drastic I'll be sure to fill the list in on the details.<br>><br>> -Grant-<br>><br><br><br><br>--<br>Don Walter - Waukesha, WI<br>1984 8V Audi 4000s (lastest addition)<br>1986 2.0L 16V TEC 2 Black Scirocco (see progress at<br>http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/708939)<br>1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (Ben's Car)<br>1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)<br>1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)<br>1971 Karman Ghia (sold)<br>1969 Karman Ghia 
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